TributE BY

WIDOW

Daa then you respond mama. A good husband who will get. We got married in the year 1985 at Apatrapa central church Kumasi. Since then, you have been a father, husband and friend to me. You always carried me along where ever you go. One day you came home and informed meyouhavebeencalledintotheministryaspastorofTheApostolicChurch.Iaccepteditand work alongside with you. Throughout your work I was your partner you always called ohemaafremapraybeforeIpreach.Youalwayspullmetodancewithyou.Daa,whowilltreat me like you do. Who will listen to me. Who will help me take care of our Eight Children. Daa I and your children try in any way we can just to keep you alive but as the saying goes (Owuo kura adea nkwa ntumi ngye) I never thought you will leave me this soon. ooo owuo na aden. Apostle Daniel Yaw Ofori Manu my beloved husband, it's still hard for me to accept that you nolongerhere.

Every day I wake up and see the cold empty space where you used to lie and the pain comes crashing down on me all over again. They say time heals all wounds but with your passing, I have come to realize that it is not entirely true. There are some wounds that time won't heal. Time will instead teach us how to live with the pain. daddy, your death is one such wound for me. I will learn over time to live with this pain. I will learn to put on a smile and say ''I am okay'' when I am asked how I am doing, but I know I will never truly be okay again. I will live a ''new normal''astheysay.Anewnormalwiththeever-presentpainofyourabsencefrommylife. My husband was one of the kindest, most giving person I have ever known. He found it hard to say ''no'' to any request. He would easily give away his prized possessions without a second thought.

He taught me to give ''not because you have enough but because you care enough''. My husband was a committed and dedicated man of God who lived all his live ministering the word of God until his illness made it impossible for him to continue. And it disturbed him so much when he could no longer do what he did best. He was a peace maker who never came across a quarrel or misunderstanding he didn't want to settle.

It is sad that what is important is not how long a life is lived but how well. Nana lived well. He tried in his own unassuming and sincere way to spread happiness in whatever form he could. Myhusband,asthelordhasseenitttotakeyoufromthislifeatthismomentintime,Icannot question why. I can only hold on to the hope that you are in a better place, where all your pain has come to an end. May the lord show you mercy and forgiveness. Apostle Daniel Yaw Ofori Manumybelovedhusband,farewellrestinperfectpeace.